Nurses in Wales are planning to strike again next year due to a "lack of engagement" from the Welsh Government, a union leader has warned. Helen Whyley, director of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in Wales, said she has written to ministers requesting a way forward to avoid more walkouts.
Members of RCN Wales braved freezing temperatures when they went on strike for the first time in history on December 15 and 20 over poor wages and chronic staff shortages. The union has a mandate to organise strikes runs until early May 2023, six months after members finished voting.
Dozens of nurses shared their stories of financial hardship and, at times, unbearable working conditions in which they claim patient safety was being put at risk. Some have resorted to taking on second jobs or have been driven to the point of leaving the profession altogether.
